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Defective protein folding due to a mutation is key in ANE syndrome.
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April 2012 in “The American journal of pathology” Loss of Msx2 function causes eye development issues similar to Peters anomaly.
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Controlling Tslp can improve health in AEC syndrome patients.
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Removing SIX1 in fat cells reduces skin fibrosis.
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